Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 426 No one will sleep tonight
Because Palles needed some time to resolve the lifespan issues of Mobert Zoroaster and others, Rowling naturally didn't rush to take people on adventures in the book, but instead chose to rest for the night first.

During this time, Leonard also made contact with Gehrman, handed him Dunn's letter, described the captain's happy married life with Ms. Daly, and shared his experiences during this period.

"...You've had quite an exciting time lately." After listening quietly to Leonard's rambling, Little Klein couldn't help but smile. At this moment, he didn't seem like Gehrman, but rather more like Klein from his time with the Tingen Night Watchers.

"It was indeed spectacular, but..." Leonard clearly recalled something, his expression fell, and he lowered his voice, saying:
"Little Ke, you don't know, the old man has gone crazy lately, he's been forcing me to study all sorts of subjects. Am I even cut out for this? He's just making me study. Goddess, I'd rather go out and fight ten more monsters than do practice tests every day."

You can tell that Leonard has been suffering in the hell of knowledge for a long time.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ke remained silent for a second, a sense of sympathy rising in his heart. Although he himself never rejected learning and had even been learning various occult knowledge from different teachers, he also knew that Leonard was indeed not cut out for this.

But what could Little K do? He wasn't familiar with Mr. Palles, and to be fair, Little K actually felt that it wouldn't hurt for Leonard to learn more.

After all, in this world, knowledge is power, while ignorance brings danger.

So after thinking about it, Xiao Ke could only say tactfully, "Learning more knowledge is never a bad thing, and Mr. Pales meant well."

Leonard stared at him in shock, his eyes practically screaming, "You betrayed our friendship."

This made Xiao Ke swallow back what he was about to say: "However, it's also important to balance work and rest. I'll try to persuade Mr. Pales not to force you to study too much."

Little K then gave a sneer reminiscent of Gehrman and said, "It just so happens that Mr. Bethel has been teaching Abraham's younger generation recently, so perhaps he would be happy to share his experience in teaching students with Mr. Parles."

“No, you can’t do this!” Leonard looked at Little K with disbelief.

“No, I can.” Little K glanced at Leonard, revealing the coldness characteristic of Gehrman.

"This, you, I..." Leonard was clearly confused for a moment, and his words were a little incoherent.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Ke couldn't help but sigh. He stopped trying to scare him and said, "Just kidding. I'll try to persuade Mr. Pales to lighten your studies a bit."

Leonard's eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You really are my best friend!"

"Ahem..." Just then, Pales's voice rang out, tinged with a hint of mockery: "Perhaps you still remember that I've been involved in this all along?"

Although His clone went out hunting, His true body remained with Leonard.

……

Whether Leonard can escape the hell of studying is unknown. In any case, Anderson didn't sleep a wink that night. Every time he opened and closed his eyes, he could see thousands of pounds of test papers falling from the sky and burying him in a sea of ​​test papers.

Normally, he could choose to escape, just as he left the Church of Knowledge to become a bounty hunter.

But behind those thousands of pounds of test papers was a piece of candy he couldn't refuse, which made it impossible for Anderson to escape. No matter how much he didn't want to, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and willingly step into the hell of studying.

Perhaps I really should give up the habit of provoking others… Anderson looked up at the crimson moon in the sky and had this rare thought.

But... Anderson then sighed again and muttered to himself, "What a boring life it would be if you didn't provoke others!"

Just then, Anderson heard a noise. He turned around and looked in the direction of the noise, and found that it was Danitz who had accidentally bumped into something.

"Isn't this Danitz? Why are you still awake so late!" Anderson raised an eyebrow, looking at Danitz who was clearly also suffering from insomnia, and said with a smile, "Is it because you're nervous about going on an adventure in the world of the book tomorrow and can't sleep?" Indeed, Danitz was caught off guard and froze. Then, as if remembering something, he looked at Anderson and said, "Then why aren't you asleep either?"

“Can’t I admire the moon? Look how beautiful the moon is!” Anderson said with a smile, looking nothing like someone who was so worried that he couldn’t sleep.

“But the captain said you can’t just look at the moon randomly…” Danitz gave Anderson a strange look, then seemed to realize something and exclaimed, “No wonder you have to do thousands of pounds of test papers, turns out you’re a terrible student too!”

This time, Anderson's smile froze.

……

It's unknown how many people didn't sleep that night, but Luo Lin slept soundly.

When he woke up the next morning, got ready, and arrived at the dining area on the Future, he found that several people had dark circles under their eyes.

"What did you guys do last night?" Rowling asked, taking a sip of his coffee.

"Moon gazing." This was Anderson, still stubbornly insisting.

"I was a little nervous and couldn't sleep." This is Danitz being honest because he's timid.

"The old man made me attend extra classes all night, and I even dreamt about attending classes." This is Leonard with lifeless eyes.

“I spent the whole evening with Leonard in class. Mr. Pales was very insightful on the history of the Solomon Empire and gave me a lot of inspiration.” This was said by Xiao Ke, who was holding a coffee and had a calm expression.

"I fished all night last night!" This is little Amon, who is having a great time fishing. "I caught several fish, so let's have this for lunch today!"

Fishmen are monsters, essentially incomplete sailors, with some of their flesh being quite delicious.

“Fishmen? I’ve heard that the Five Seas have this specialty; it’s definitely worth a try.” Rolin first affirmed Little Amon’s suggestion, then looked at Little K and said, “Really? Then I’ll have to ask Him. I happen to be very interested in the history of the Solomon Empire, for example…”

“I heard Mr. Pales mention this yesterday…” Little K replied.

The two of them started discussing back and forth, which made the other three underachievers present feel a sense of sympathy.

Leonard: ...

Danitz: ...

Anderson: ...

Seriously, are you guys alright? What's so addictive about studying?!

Just then, Lieutenant General Edwina and Gadriya arrived at the restaurant. They overheard Klein and Rolin discussing the history of the Solomon Empire and joined in the discussion with great interest.

This is normal, after all, both Edwina, who comes from the Church of Knowledge, and Cattleya, who is a Seeker of Secrets, are genuine academic geniuses with an abundant thirst for knowledge.

For a time, the concentration of study in the entire restaurant was frighteningly high, making even the slackers feel like they couldn't stay any longer.

(End of this chapter)